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Grammatically Correct Archive

 

Punctuation and Mechanics

 

Punctuation

     
Punctuation: Commas
Date Title Contributors
09/14/2004 When and How to use a Comma with a Coordinating Conjunction Shawn Brett
09/21/2004 When and How to use a Comma with Coordinate Adjectives Shawn Brett
09/28/2004 Commas Separating Words, Phrases, and Clauses in a Series David Felts
01/04/2005 Identifying and Punctuating Non-Restrictive Clauses John Davis
11/01/2005 Using and Punctuating Appositives Candice Chovanec Melzow
05/23/2006 Using Commas with Geographical Names, Postal Addresses and Dates Lisa Bullock
06/13/2006 Using Commas with Multiple Descriptive Adjectives Candice Chovanec Melzow
08/29/2006 Punctuating Parenthetical Expressions Using Commas Dinah Crockett
08/21/2007 Punctuating Adjective Series Sophia Stevens
10/03/2007 Understanding Introductory Phrases and Punctuating Them Nick Jobe
10/23/2008 When Commas Aren’t Allowed Nick Jobe
01/07/2009 Avoiding Comma Splices Nick Jobe
01/28/2009 When to Use Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions Amy Hatmaker
03/24/2009 When to Use Commas with Adjectives Amy Hatmaker
04/15/2009 Understanding and Avoiding Comma Splices Amy Hatmaker
08/12/2009 Do I Have to Use a Comma After Introductory Elements in a Sentence? Jennifer Mond
     
     
Punctuation: Apostrophes
Date Title Contributors
10/04/2004 Showing Possession with Apostrophes Shawn Brett
08/30/2005 Understanding Possessive Pronouns Shawn Brett
11/28/2006 When to Use Who's and Whose Candice Chovanec Melzow
     
Punctuation: Colons and Semicolons
Date Title Contributors
07/27/2004 Using Colons Correctly David Felts
Shawn Brett
08/10/2004 Using Semicolons Correctly Shawn Brett
07/05/2005 Using Semicolons and Colons in Compound Sentences Kelli Trungale
08/23/2005 How to Use a Colon to Introduce a Quotation Kelli Trungale
05/30/2006 Unnecessary Colons and How to Replace Them Kelli Trungale
03/06/2007 Using Colons to Introduce Lists Karalyn Jones
02/04/2009 Just Say "No": When Semicolons Are Not Allowed Paige Ruschhaupt
     
Punctuation: Hyphens, Dashes, and Other Marks
Date Title Contributors
11/30/2004 Using Hyphens in Compound Adjectives (and Exceptions to the Rule) John Davis
04/05/2005 Using Dashes Properly Jeremey White
10/18/2005 Using Parentheses and Brackets Candice Chovanec Melzow
10/25/2005 Effectively Using Dashes in Writing Shawn Brett
01/10/2006 Using Slashes Correctly Candice Chovanec Melzow
05/01/2007 When to Use Double and Single Quotation Marks Karalyn Jones
09/04/2007 Quotations and Punctuation: U.S. vs. British Rules Sophia Stevens
05/21/2008 Quotation Marks: American and British Use Nick Jobe
08/05/2008 Compound Adjectives: When to Use That Hyphen (Part 1) Ernest Amador
08/12/2008 Compound Adjectives: When to Say No to the Hyphen (Part 2) Ernest Amador
     

Mechanics

 
Mechanics: Capitalization
Date Title Contributors
01/12/2005 Capitalization: Direction and Location David Felts
01/18/2005 When to Capitalize Academic Subjects David Felts
01/25/2005 Capitalization: Time and Season David Felts
02/01/2005 Capitalization: Titles and Organizations David Felts
02/23/2005 When to Capitalize Names, Professional Titles, and Family Relationships David Felts
05/09/2006 When to Capitalize Academic Degrees David Felts
     
Mechanics: Abbreviations
10/11/2005 Using i.e. and e.g. Kelli Trungale
02/28/2006 Using and Abbreviating Latin Expressions Candice Chovanec Melzow